In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Professor David Veale in the therapy room with us, talking us through OCD. We expore new developments in treatment, handling your own anxieties as a therapist, and avoiding creating replacement compulsions, amongst a wide range of other questions! We hope you find it helpful!

ABOUT DAVID VEALE

Professor David Veale is a consultant psychiatrist who specialises in OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, health anxiety, emetophobia and depression.

You can find out more about David at https://www.veale.co.uk/, or ask his digital avatar questions about OCD at https://jaaq.org/creator/35905.

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In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Jim Lucas and James Eyre in the therapy room with us, talking us through the ins and outs of transitioning into private practice as a CBT therapist. If you are considering career journeys outside of the NHS, we hope this episode is helpful to you!

ABOUT JIM LUCAS

Jim Lucas has been a psychotherapist since 2003 and helped thousands of people improve their mental health, relationships and lifestyles. He is a BABCP accredited CBT Practitioner & Supervisor, an ACBS peer-reviewed ACT trainer and a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham. He has written several eBooks including The ACT Roadmap and SEED: An ACT Supervision Model.

You can find out more about Jim at https://openforwards.com/.

You can also keep up to date with Jim's work at @JimLucasCBT or @OpenForwards on the social network formerly known as Twitter.

ABOUT JAMES EYRE

James Eyre is a CBT therapist, trainer, and supervisor working in the West Midlands.

If you have an interest in finding out more about James' CBT supervision practice, please email jameseyre@oaktreecbt.co.uk.

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If you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting (or is it xeeting?) us at @⁠TLS_Pod⁠, or by emailing us at ⁠twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com⁠. If you listen on Spotify, you can even leave us a voice-message to include in our next episode!

Ravi can be found on twitter / x at: @⁠RaviAmruth⁠

Chelle can be found on twitter / x at: @⁠EU_4_Me⁠.

In today's episode, we look at life after the training journey! We tackle how to deal with the 'jump' from being a trainee to being qualified (in both lifestyle and workload), take a look at what it's like to move across different services, and also have a brief discussion about other learning opportunities after training! We'll be doing another episode soon on opportunities outside of Talking Therapies / IAPT - so stay tuned!

The link to Andrea Hughes' PhD research (to be completed by qualified therapists only!) is: https://limesurvey.bham.ac.uk/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=329982&lang=en.

All data submitted to the research project is anonymous.

CONTACT TWO LOST SOULS

If you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting us at @TLS_Pod, or by emailing us at twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com. If you listen on Spotify, you can even leave us a voice-message to include in our next episode!

Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

In this episode of Two Lost Souls (yes! We're back! Sorry for our radio silence!) we are joined by not one, but TWO guests to give us the lowdown on how it feels to transition from working at Step 2 (Low Intensity CBT / PWP) up to Step 3 (High Intensity CBT). Gurpreet Shoker (trainee CBT therapist) and Brendan Hever (HI CBT therapist) took the time to speak about their experiences and reflections on the journey, as well as taking the time to answer your listener questions!

CONTACT TWO LOST SOULS

If you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting us at @TLS_Pod, or by emailing us at twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com. If you listen on Spotify, you can even leave us a voice-message to include in our next episode!

Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

In this episode, we discuss treating symptoms of emetophobia, with Anna Christie - an expert by experience who has gone on to treat hundreds of people with emetophobia, create several online resources to help in treating it, and authored a book for therapists on how to effectively navigate the treatment journey.

If you've wondered what the best way is to proceed with exposure treatment for emetophobia (or want some advice that might also be relevant to other specific phobias), this is a wonderfully informative episode!

Chelle sadly isn't with us for this episode as she's under the weather, but we're lucky enough to have this episode guest hosted by Fiona Greenhalgh, a recently-qualified CBT therapist working in a Talking Therapies service.

ABOUT ANNA CHRISTIE

Anna Christie is a psychotherapist, author and emetophobia specialist. Anna has a history of severe emetophobia and has been anxiety-free for over 20 years.

Her new book, Emetophobia: Understanding and Treating Fear of Vomiting in Children and Adults is available from all good bookstores, including Amazon!

Anna also runs a great website - https://emetophobia.net/ - which contains lots of great resources to conduct exposure work with clients, and she also hosts the Emetophobia Help podcast!

You can keep up to date with Anna's work on twitter at @EmetHelp.

CONTACT TWO LOST SOULS

If you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting us at @TLS_Pod, or by emailing us at twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com. If you listen on Spotify, you can even leave us a voice-message to include in our next episode!

Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Fiona can be found on twitter at: @FionaGreen39175

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

For this episode of Two Lost Souls we are joined by Dr. Helen Moya to discuss working with clients who experience comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms alongside mild-to-moderate mental health conditions. We discuss some background information to ADHD / ADD and take a look at why rates of referral and diagnosis for specialist ADHD treatment are on the rise. If you encounter clients with ADHD in your IAPT / Talking Therapies service, this episode serves as a useful tool to widen your knowledge base.

TLS and CPD

Good news! The BABCP have informed us that listening to CBT-related podcasts can count as some of your CPD! Hooray! Feel free to spread the word about the show to anyone who needs a few more hours on their log to maintain accreditation this year...

Socratic Questions

We answer a voicenote from Sharon about acknowledging other treatment modalities within IAPT.

ABOUT DR. HELEN MOYA

You can find out more about Helen on her website at http://www.moyacbt.co.uk/, and check out her incredibly useful resource page at http://www.moyacbt.co.uk/resources/.

If you're looking for further training on comorbid ADHD and how to modify a CBT approach to ensure it remains effective, Helen is running a training event on the 28th of April in Nottingham - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cbt-adhd-considerations-and-adaptations-tickets-544135533027.

Helen is also able to provide corporate training sessions for teams - reach out to her through her website for further details.

CONTACT TWO LOST SOULS

If you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting us at @TLS_Pod, or by emailing us at twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com. If you listen on Spotify, you can even leave us a voice-message to include in our next episode!

Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

In this episode we're joined by Dr. Sarah Watts to discuss the importance of (and potential pathways to) self-care, whilst training or working as a therapist. Whether you're just beginning your training journey, are an established therapist, or are a member of management looking for ideas on how to embed a more compassionate culture into your service, this was a really enlightening discussion.

You can find details of the November 2022 'Model IAPT Staff Wellbeing Strategy' at https://www.patientsafetyoxford.org/clinical-safety-programmes/mental-health/anxiety-depression-network/iapt-staff-wellbeing-strategy/

As usual, if you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting us at @TLS_Pod, or by emailing us at twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com.

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You can find out more about Dr. Sarah Watts and keep up to date with her ongoing work at @ClinLeadWBM on twitter, and find out more about the course at Staffordshire University at https://www.staffs.ac.uk/course/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-pgdip

Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

On this episode of Two Lost Souls, we were joined by Dr. Sarah Lack to cover some of the burning topics associated with accreditation and provisional accreditation with the BABCP. Covering handy hints, price increases, and re-accreditation, we hope you find this engaging and informative.

Further information from the BABCP on accreditation, and accreditation processes can be found at: https://babcp.com/Accreditation/What-is-Accreditation.

As usual, if you have queries or comments on this episode, or any other, let us know by following / tweeting us at @TLS_Pod, or by emailing us at twolostsoulspodcast@gmail.com.

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You can keep up to date with Dr. Sarah Lack's work on LinkedIn (by going to LinkedIn and searching for Sarah Lack)

Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

(His Christmas song, Mistletoe, which we cheekily plugged at the end, can be found on your streaming platform of choice by clicking this link)

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from TLS!